Clinical Characteristics of Methanol-Induced Optic Neuropathy: Correlation between Aetiology and Clinical Findings
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of eight patients.
Patient no./age range∗/sex
Exposure route
Toxicant
Latency†
Admission time (day)‡
m-DNA test
1/60s/M
Ingestion
Industry alcohol
20 hours
85
N/A
2/40s/M
Ingestion
Industry alcohol
7 hours
40
N/A
3/50s/M
Ingestion
“Spirits”
20 hours
38
N/A
4/30s/M
Ingestion
“Spirits”
6 hours
18
N/A
5/50s/M
Ingestion
“Spirits”
34 hours
28
Negative
6/40s/F
Inhalation
Solid alcohol
4.3 months
43
Negative
7/40s/F
Inhalation
Industry alcohol
4.0 months
109
Negative
8/40s/F
Percutaneous
Industry alcohol
10 years
88
m.14502 t > c
M = male, F = female, and N/A = not available. ∗The age ranges were used instead of the exact ages according to the anonymization standards. †Time from exposure to onset. ‡Time from onset to be admitted to the Neuro-Ophthalmology Department.